Sheridan County | |
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Coordinates: 42°30′N 102°26′W / 42.5°N 102.43°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1885 |
Named for | Philip Sheridan |
Seat | Rushville |
Largest city | Gordon |
Area | |
• Total | 2,470 sq mi (6,400 km2) |
• Land | 2,441 sq mi (6,320 km2) |
• Water | 29 sq mi (80 km2) 1.2% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,127 |
• Density | 2.1/sq mi (0.80/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Sheridan County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,127.[1] Its county seat is Rushville.[2] The county was formed in 1885, and was named for General Philip H. Sheridan.[3]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Sheridan County is represented by the prefix 61 (it had the sixty-first-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).